[openssl-users] Clearing up some of my mistakes on serial number

[Robert Moskowitz]

On 08/20/2017 09:50 AM, Salz, Rich via openssl-users wrote:
> If you generate 19 bytes or RAND output, it will never exceed 20 bytes encoded.
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> OpenSSL will be generating 159 bits of RAND output, so that it will never exceed 20 bytes encoded. The command-line RAND program is bytes, the C API is bits.
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>
So Viktor reminded me about bits, bytes and octets.

Too much on the brain.  No real excuse.

Back to the drawing broad.

A bit.

8 bits is a byte.  8 bits is a byte.  8 bits is a byte.  8 bits is a byte.

Two hex positions is a byte.  One hex position is a nibble.

:)

I'll get it straight yet.

Bob